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a deep dive into published fanfiction

February 26, 2023

Several months ago, I told my cousin that Fifty Shades of Grey was Twilight fanfiction. She was surprised by the information, and I was surprised by her...

self recognition through the celebrity: my thoughts on my chemical romance

October 23, 2022

Two nights after My Chemical Romance’s final show of their reunion tour, I was sitting in a crowded pub with a friend who I met through MCR fandom, and we...

no, heterosexuality still isn't subversive

August 19, 2022

At some point in the last few years, bisexuality became the hot new thing in literary fiction. Maybe it began with Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends,...

why the "sad girl" can't be a lesbian

Let me tell you about the new literary novel I’m reading. It follows a young woman who is disillusioned with her life. Despite being conventionally...